After being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki got a surprise call from fellow Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have broken their silence regarding a bombshell lawsuit that they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor.

It was announced on Tuesday evening that Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and will be one of three players enshrined forever in

If that remains the case when the final results are released by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday, Ichiro will be the first Japanese-born player in the Hall of Fame and just the second player ever to be unanimously elected to Cooperstown.

Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is headed to the Hall of Fame after receiving 99.7 percent of votes from eligible Baseball Writers’ Association of America members.

His #51 jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. (#24), Edgar Martinez ... He was one vote shy of joining Yankees' Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous selection for Cooperstown.

Ichiro will become the third Mariners player in history to enter Cooperstown with an M's logo on his hat, joining Ken Griffey Jr ... remains with closer Mariano Rivera. One of the best players ...

It won't be official until the voting is released, but Ichiro Suzuki is heading to the Hall of Fame.  The Japanese outfielder is expected to be one of the names inducted into Cooperstown in the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class.

Ichiro had more hits than anyone, while serving as a powerful precedent for Japanese players. That overshadows whether his Hall of Fame election was unanimous.

Ichiro Suzuki missed out on an unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame selection by one vote. So, how many players have ever got a perfect vote?

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results

This piece was initially supposed to be a list of takeaways about the 2025 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame election. However, all my takeaways came back to the same theme, one that seems to be overshadowed by negativity.